Premier League injuries table: Which clubs have had most injuries this season?
Bendininy of Premier Injuries Ltd outlines some of the numbers behind the injury statistics. As of December 10, 2024:
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Hamstring-related defects (53) account for almost a quarter (24%) of all injuries and approximately 42% of all muscle injuries.
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Ankle/foot (34); knee (26); groin/pelvis (23) and calf/heel (21) – are other areas of repeated injury.
But comparing the injury situation at the same stage last season, the overall number has actually declined.
“Compared to the same period last year, the number of injuries has decreased by approximately 20% and the club’s ‘burden’ (i.e. the number of days injured players are absent) has decreased by approximately 30%,” Denali said.
His figures are calculated from the start of the season, so players who have already started the season injured – such as Brentford’s Rico Henry, Aston Villa’s Tyrone Mings and Brighton The team’s Solly March suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury – does not count. .
Denali said season-to-season comparisons were complicated by the impact of major summer events and the World Cup in Qatar in December 2022, but he believed the data showed an overall “static” trend in muscle injuries, particularly hamstring injuries, in recent years.
“Perhaps the talk (of an increase in injuries) is being driven by serious injuries to some high-profile coaches and high-profile players like Rodri at Manchester City,” Dinny said.
“City usually do well in terms of injury burden and Guardiola manages the team very well.
“The injury talk is not driven by Kieran McKenna at Ipswich or Fabian Huerzeler at Brighton.
“They are not using players’ absences as an excuse, although Ipswich have lost some great players as they try to adapt to the intensity and rigor of the Premier League.
“Brighton had a poor record last year but struggled against European football. The headlines are one thing but football is a contact sport. Maybe that’s proof they have recruited a squad with quality and depth. Still performing well despite the number of injuries.”
